The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office III has provided P776,454.00 worth of family food packs to the affected families of the Southwest Monsoon which occurred on August 12.

A total of P610,470.00 worth of relief goods went to the Province of Bataan and P165,984 relief aid to Pampanga. Meanwhile, P1,127,128.50 worth of relief assistance from the combined resources of the provincial and municipal governments were provided to their respective affected areas. Further, P280,000 worth of assistance was provided by the non-government organizations to the victims in the Province of Bataan.

DSWD has also prepositioned 17,491 family food packs to its provincial extension offices in Aurora (11,976 packs); Bataan (400 packs); Tarlac (980 packs); and Zambales (4,135 packs).

As of 3:00 PM disaster monitoring report, the Southwest Monsoon has affected 26,747 families composed of 112,973 persons in 39 municipalities of the provinces of Bataan (10,088), Bulacan (4932), Pampanga (10,382), Tarlac (79), and Zambales (266).

Of the 96 evacuation centers set-uop by the LGUs, 38 are still in operation serving 786 families or 3,336 persons. Meanwhile, a total of 2,422 families or 13,792 persons are being served in their respective communities. There were no reported damaged houses or o casualties as of this report.

DSWD FO III has reactivated its quick response teams (QRTs) at the field office and provincial extension offices which are now monitoring the situation in the affected provinces. The Field Office continues its close coordination with the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) at the regional level and Local DRRMC at the provincial/municipal level. ### (Evelyn T. Manalo)

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